Roboto DIY Kit

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Need a vocoder, pitch shifter, speak-n-spell effect,
vibrato, 8-bit modulator and a bit crusher sounding module all in a
lo-fi heavily CV controllable package? Well surprise! we read your
mind! The Roboto module is all these and more (and it has a Cylon
looking graphic that lights up). Check it out!

Features:

Can
be in either Robot mode or Pitch mode, but not both. Handy LEDs tell
you which mode you're in. The ROBOT button toggles between the two.

Vibrato toggles on and off. Works in either Robot mode or Pitch mode.

Robot
and Vibrato CV inputs activate those modes (and deactivates in the case
of vibrato) upon receiving a gate pulse. Gate pulses in these inputs
are just like pushing their corresponding buttons. Expected transition
is from 0V to +5V (and back to 0V), but it will handle any voltage
within the power supply range without damaging the module. Transition
between what is considered "off" and "on" is at approximately 2.3V.

Rate
pot/input control the clock speed in the chip. A CV input of 0-5V will
mimic the range of the pot, but voltages outside of this range will push
the rate setting further.

The CV input is mixed with the voltage coming from the pot.

The
pitch pot is used to pitch the audio up or down when in pitch mode. It
has 7 zones/pitches; 12:00 is normal pitch, and there are 3 steps up and
3 steps down from there.

0-5V
fed into the Pitch jack mimic the full travel of the pot (0V is lowest,
5V is highest, normal is ~2.5V). Voltages outside this range are
tolerated but won't provide any added functionality.